On Apr 24, 2013, at 1:08 PM, Carl Hoefs <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Apr 24, 2013, at 9:55 AM, Andy Lee wrote: > >> On Apr 24, 2013, at 12:52 PM, Carl Hoefs <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/tickets/ >>> >>> Tomorrow at 10am, 100,000 iOS and OSX developers will be madly rushing to >>> get 1 of just 5000 tickets, all of which will be gone by 10:05am. >>> >>> Even a lottery or some such would be better, at least there'd be _some_ >>> chance of getting in... >> >> This effectively *is* a lottery, isn't it? Everybody will try at the same >> time, and only chance will decide who succeeds? >> > > That depends also on one's internet speed, refresh acuity, etc. There's _got_ > to be a better way! Everyone dreads the thought of vying for the worm. Yeah, this year's approach isn't *quite* "everybody has an exactly equal shot", but between giving a day's notice and making the time more convenient for West Coasters it's much closer than last year. Also, by making the videos available even more quickly than last year, they make it easier for people on the fence (like me) to decide it's not worth buying a ticket. These are changes that don't cost Apple much. They're mostly a matter of changing some timing. If a ton of people still complain, I can imagine them *maybe* spending the effort on an actual lottery as you suggest. But if most of the complaints die down compared to last year, my guess is they'll keep doing it this way. --Andy _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
